Log in

Not signed up?

Sign up

ReachOut.com believes in privacy

The only thing we'll publish on the site is your display name.
The personal details you give us are confidential – which means we won't
share them with anyone unless there's a serious risk to you or someone else
(check out the Privacy Policy for more details).
The info you give us helps us understand who is using the site so we can
make it even more relevant. No spam – we promise. We hate it too!
You'll only get the stuff you sign up for.

Your display name can't include symbols or punctuation marks except for underscores (_) and dashes (-). ReachOut.com is anonymous, so be sure to pick a user name that doesn't make it easy to identify you.

PasswordYour password must be at least 6 characters long and include at least one capital letter or number

This can help with:

Information about cannabis

Making decisions about cannabis use

Knowing the effects of cannabis

Getting help for cannabis problems

What's cannabis?

Cannabis, marijuana, weed, hash – these are all names for a drug that comes from parts of the cannabis sativa and indica plants. The leaves are the weakest usable parts of the plant, and the extracted oil the strongest. People also call cannabis buds, billies, bongs, spliff, reefer and about a million other things.

What does it do?

Drugs will always affect people differently. Someone who's just taken cannabis might feel:

Happy and excited

Unable to concentrate

Relaxed and confident

Hungry

More talkative than usual

Anxiety or paranoia

There are long term effects of taking cannabis as well. If it’s smoked, the smoke can damage your lungs and can cause cancer. Long-term use can affect your memory and attention span. You can’t get physically hooked on cannabis, but you can get psychologically addicted, and feel like you need to have it all the time.

Issues

Other problems you can run into with cannabis are:

Mental health. Taking cannabis increases your risk of mental health problems. It'll be more likely to set them off if you've got a family history of stuff like depression or schizophrenia, or you're more vulnerable to them for some other reason.

Driving or operating machinery. Because of the impact cannabis has on your concentration, you shouldn't drive/operate machinery after taking it.

Getting hooked on cannabis, and feeling like you need it to be normal.

Getting in legal trouble. It’s illegal to use and sell cannabis all over Australia.

Add a comment

2
Comments

Hey there, I found a couple of apps herehttps://beacon.anu.edu.au/service/mobile/browse/25/Substance_abuseAlso there is a Marijuana Anonymous app but I haven't had a look at it though you could give it a try?